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A Sterling Example. 15 November – 03 January 2009Celebrating the life of silversmith Stanley Hill and his students Includes Ann-Marie Colquhoun, John Creed, Lisa Jane Forrester, Linda Jeanne Jones, Grant McCaig, Robert Porter, Jaqueline Scholes and Ray Semple [...]
‘COLLECT’Exhibition runs: January 12 – February 23 2008Complementary selection of collectible work by artists shown on their stand at this year’s Collect at the V&A. Other exhibitions for 2008: PORTFOLIOCo curated with the Crafts Council of Ireland1st March – [...]
‘Metropolis’ : Dan Stafford and Clare Lane 29 January – 5 March 2011 This two person show brings together, for the first time, ceramics by Dan Stafford and wall based textiles by Clare Lane in an exhibition of work inspired [...]
You’ll Never Walk Alone – Portfolio. Co-curated with Crafts Council of Ireland Exhibition March 1 to April 19 2008 Featuring 12 Artists from the UK paired with 12 from the Irish ‘Portfolio’ scheme. Ireland Stevan Hartung Cheryl Brown Sonja Landweer [...]
‘Storyville’ : Rachael Howard and Melanie Tomlinson 12 March – 7 May 2011 Two-person exhibition featuring textiles by Rachael Howard and metalwork by Melanie Tomlinson for both drawing and narrative are central. Rachael Howard Rachael uses her unique and insightful [...]
‘West Meets West’Exhibition April 26 to May 31 2008 Curated by Maureen Bampton and Mike Holmes of Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, this unique exchange exhibition will send UK jewellers and metalworkers to the USA and bring USA artists to [...]
50 @ the BDC. 10 January – 28 February 2009To launch the Bluecoat Display Centre’s 50th anniversary year BDC have invited 50 artists who have exhibited at the gallery during the last 50 years to make a piece which will [...]
Bluecoat Display Centre 50th Anniversary Series at Various Venues As part of this year’s 50-year anniversary celebration of the Bluecoat Display Centre, some of Liverpool’s most innovative artists will create installations in the Philharmonic Hall, University of Liverpool’s School of [...]
A Sparkling Party 2 October – 13 November 2010 A touring exhibition of selected works in silver by Kevin O’Dwyer The Bluecoat Display Centre are delighted to be hosting Kevin’s first solo exhibition in over 10 years. A Sparkling Party [...]
Birds of a Feather 23 January – 27 February 2010 This exhibition brings together 2 artists who are based in the same studios in Bristol, Louise Gardiner’s lively illustrative embroideries and Sophie Woodrow’s curious sculptural ceramics are both created from [...]
Bluecoat Collector’s Event – Thursday April 3 2008 14.30 – 16.30 Four short presentations to assist with the appreciation of collecting. Speakers: Karl Harron – Irish Glass Artist… Amanda Nottariani – North West UK Glass Artist Teleri Lloyd-Jones – Editorial [...]
Wendy Ramshaw – Drawings in Gold. Exhibition 20 September – 8 November 2008A new collection of work by Wendy Ramshaw, one of Britain’s leading jewellery and metal designers.The exhibition ‘Drawings in Gold’ has been specially planned to take place during [...]
Dreams Made Manifest 6 March – 24 April 2010 Halima Cassell is one of the UK’s leading young ceramic artists. Born in Pakistan and brought up in Manchester and her current hometown of Blackburn, Halima now exhibits her acclaimed ceramics [...]
Bluecoat Display Centre – Original Venue Re-opened.Exhibitions at Display Centres One and Two7 June – 2 August 2008 Gabriele Koch and Robin Welch – The Elisabeth Zuckerman Memorial Exhibition Bluecoat Display Centre at rear of the Bluecoat, School Lane [...]
Helen Chatterton: Floral Lawn Collection13 June – 1 August 2009A new summer collection of textiles by Liverpool based designer Helen Chatterton to complement the recycling themed exhibition Junkshop Revolution. The floral lawn range which includes Tana lawn cotton dupion silk [...]
Golden Age of Lettering 26 June – 7 August 2010 ‘A Golden Age of Lettering’ encompasses thought provoking projects by a range of designer makers touching ceramics, jewellery and architecture. There is an explosion of work within this category, and [...]
Handmade in Liverpool Until Jan 5An exhibition showcasing some of Liverpool’s talented designer/makers Artists included in this exhibition are: Ruth Ball – painted enamel, cloisonné and fine enamel jewellery Judith Brown – stitched wire, beads and found objects Emma Farnworth [...]
Hothouse 5 December 2009 – 16 January 2010 For the final exhibition of the Bluecoat Display Centre’s 50th Anniversary year programme we wanted to reflect on the makers we have had a long relationship with as well as looking to [...]
Matthew Burt – Idea to Object 25 April – 6 June 2009 The award-winning, Wiltshire furniture designer will unveil new work and reveal how his ideas are made manifest in this Crafts Study Centre’s (CSC) first touring exhibition. Matthew will [...]
In the Window: Thomas Hill 1 – 30 November 2009 The Bluecoat Display Centre are delighted to preview a new selection of work by Thomas Hill. Tom has been represented on our gallery stand at Collect in London and SOFA [...]
In The Window Series – Jessica Briggs Jewellery. Exhibition 1 – 30 September 2008 Jessica originally studied Printed and Woven Textile Design at Manchester. Later, her love of drawing, texture, pattern and colour was matched by her discovery of and [...]
In The Window Series – Jessica Briggs Jewellery. Exhibition 1 – 30 September 2008 Jessica originally studied Printed and Woven Textile Design at Manchester. Later, her love of drawing, texture, pattern and colour was matched by her discovery of and [...]
Juerī no ima ジュエリーの今 20 November 2010 – 22 January 2011 International contemporary jewellery by 8 Japanese artists working in the UK, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the USA. Mari Ishikawa’s main inspiration in her jewellery-making process stems from her home [...]
Junkshop Revolution13 June – 1 August 2009 Junkshop Revolution presents contemporary designers who have found new use for everyday objects and reclaimed materials and whose work explores these green philosophies. See also Floral Lawn Collection which coincides with this exhibition. [...]
Garner-Medwin Lecture 2008 by Wendy Ramshaw. 23 October 2008 14.30 – 15.30Wendy Ramshaw will give the Annual Garner-Medwin Lecture 2008 on Thursday 23rd October from 2.30-3.30pm. Tickets are available for £3.95 (£2.95 concs.) pre-booking is advisable. Call the Bluecoat Display [...]
Magdalene Odundo Solo – The Elisabeth Zuckerman memorial exhibition3 October – 28 November 2009Magdalene showed her hand built and coiled ceramics in 1985, very early in her career, at the Bluecoat Display Centre and is now an internationally renowned artist [...]
National Sculpture Prize 2008Exhibition 9 August to 13 September 2008The winner of the cash prize wias announced on Friday 5th September Work by the six artists who have been shortlisted for this competition will be exhibited at Bluecoat Display Centre [...]
National Sculpture Prize Exhibition 14 August – 25 September 2010 The National Sculpture Prize 2010 is the second instalment of the Art Prize created by the Bluecoat Display Centre, to hunt out innovative new artists and makers in the field [...]
‘New Blood‘ 15 November – 3 January 2009 A series of commissioned art pieces inspired by the theme of dynamic blood flow. Artists: Colette Gilmartin, Junko Mori, Syann van Niftrik, Catherine Hills and Caroline Scully Roald Dahl Centre at Royal [...]
NORDIC-Design /NICE Festival 19 November – 3 December 2009 Nordic design featuring 3 Ceramicists: Merete Rasmussen (Denmark), Karin Eriksson (Sweden) and Ninna Gotzsche (Denmark) at Bluecoat Display Centre. See also Nordic Knitting event at the Bluecoat on 28 & 29 [...]
Shanghai Exposure 1 May -19 June 2010 As part of the artistic exhibition programme this year in Liverpool, Bluecoat Display Centre is celebrating the links that the city is proactively encouraging in 2010 with Shanghai, China. Liverpool is the only [...]
Southern Stars : Northern Lights8 August – 26 September 2009This exhibition will showcase a broad mix of nationally recognised, established and more emerging South Australian Jewellers, all connected or associated with the JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design a unique centre [...]
stories & memories 7 March - 18 April 2009Behind so many pieces purchased over the past 50 years from the Bluecoat Display Centre, there is a story. A gift of a handmade work often commemorates a special time in the [...]
In The Window Series – Walter Keeler Ceramics. 1 to 31 October 2008 Walter Keeler is one of the UK’s top contemporary potters, and is a Fellow of the Craft Potters Association of Great Britain. Walter was born in London [...]
The Winter Garden by Elizabeth Willow in the Window at Bluecoat Display Centre. 1-31 December 2010. A collection of paper and wire sculptures in the form of flowers, inspired by botanical illustration, Victorian rag-pickers and flower-sellers, the intoxicating fragrance of [...]
Cadeaux d’Amour – An Exhibition of Tokens of Affection Private View: Friday 20th January 2012 Exhibition dates: Saturday 21st January – Saturday 3rd March This exhibition features the work of a group of several artists and in anticipation of Valentine’s [...]
14 May – 25 June 2011 at the Bluecoat Display Centre – ‘Collect(ed)’ The Bluecoat Display Centre’s stand concept for the 2011 COLLECT at the Saatchi Gallery event involves their represented artists looking at contemporary political issues in all their diversity including sexual [...]
Bluecoat Display Centre: Deirdre Hawken – In the Window 1 – 30 April Deirdre Hawken is a designer / maker specialising in headpieces. She trained in theatre design at Central / St Martins. She designs and makes couture headpieces using traditional [...]
2 July – 3 September 2011 at the Bluecoat Display Centre. ‘Translation’ Dia Batal – part of the Liverpool Arabic Arts Festival Viewing: Friday 1 July 2011 18-19.30 For the 2011 programme the Display Centre are working with Liverpool Arabic [...]
June 2012 Bluecoat Display Centre are pleased to announce ceramicist Jane Perryman as a solo exhibitor for our June 2012 ‘In The Window’ exhibition. With over 40 years experience in the field, Jane’s work combines traditional ideas of handbuilding, burnishing [...]
Bluecoat Display Centre: Julie Arkell Solo 10 March – 5 May 2012 Viewing: 9 March 17:30-19:30 A rare solo exhibition by one of the UK’s most celebrated folk artists, Julie Arkell combines stitch, knit, found objects, ephemera, vintage fabric and [...]
Bluecoat Display Centre: Transplantation – an exhibition of narrative contemporary jewellery 12 May – 23 June Curated by Professor Norman Cherry in conjunction with the Hub: National Centre for Craft & Design and the University of Lincoln. This touring exhibition [...]
26 January – 2 March 2013 Victoria Foster is an illustrator and designer-maker with a background in contemporary fine art practice. She lives and works between fields and forest in the South east of England . Fascinated by the seemingly [...]
9 March – 20 April 2013 Private View: 8 March 17.30 – 19.30 A mixed media exhibition of work, exploring the secret world of birds. Eleven artists combine to present work which focuses on the representation of winged creatures. Featured [...]
1 – 10 March 2013 10.00 – 18.00 Free North-West based artist Sara Devoreux-Ward explores the social and cultural impact of communication technologies through work that links traditional and innovative printmaking processes. The electricity pylon is identified as a symbolic [...]
1 – 31 March 2013 Free Helen Chatterton is a Liverpool-based artist specialising in cushions, scarves and lavender bags in a range of fine fabrics. Chatterton creates one-off hand-crafted items, which will be exhibited in the ‘In the Window’ exhibition [...]
1 – 30 April 2013 Free Entry Manchester-based designer Joseph Hartley makes useable objects by hand from the simplest materials. His pure and honest forms, which feature virtually no decoration or surface treatment, are hard-wearing, playful and intended to be [...]
26 January- 2 March 2013 Private View: Friday 25th January – 5.30pm to 7.30pm This exhibition will feature 3 contemporary ceramic artists at differing career stages all with a connection to Bluecoat Display Centre and Liverpool Hope University. Alan Whittaker works [...]
26 February 13 – 16:00 ickets: £12.50 each (including afternoon tea at The Athenaeum in Liverpool), or £10 as part of our Special Ticket Offer, see below. This event is open to current and new subscribing Members of Bluecoat Display Centre. (Please [...]
Thursday 5 July 2012, 6.00pm The Bluecoat Liverpool Writer and artist Derek Horton will be talking about the online art and writing magazine Soanyway, co-produced with artist Lisa Stansbie, which is making its first excursion into print as a special [...]
